diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 097ea0756..2c63e3ec6 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -812,14 +812,12 @@ FORREST_HOME environment variable!</echo>
         <jar destfile="${mavendist.dir}/${jar.name}-${version.id}.jar">
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
-                <section name="common">
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                </section>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
             </manifest>        
 			<fileset dir="${main.output.dir}" />
 			<fileset dir="${contrib.output.dir}" />
@@ -831,14 +829,12 @@ FORREST_HOME environment variable!</echo>
         <jar destfile="${mavendist.dir}/${jar.name}-${version.id}-sources.jar">
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
-                <section name="common">
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                </section>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
             </manifest>        
 			<fileset dir="${main.src}" includes="**/*.java" />
 			<fileset dir="${contrib.src}" includes="**/*.java" />
@@ -870,14 +866,12 @@ FORREST_HOME environment variable!</echo>
 			<fileset dir="legal/" />
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
-                <section name="common">
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                </section>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
             </manifest>        
         </jar>
         <jar destfile="${dist.dir}/${jar.name}-contrib-${version.id}-${DSTAMP}.jar">
@@ -885,14 +879,12 @@ FORREST_HOME environment variable!</echo>
 			<fileset dir="legal/" />
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
-                <section name="common">
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                </section>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
             </manifest>        
         </jar>
         <jar destfile="${dist.dir}/${jar.name}-scratchpad-${version.id}-${DSTAMP}.jar">
@@ -900,14 +892,12 @@ FORREST_HOME environment variable!</echo>
 			<fileset dir="legal/" />
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}"/>
-                <section name="common">
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
-                  <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
-                </section>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Specification-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="Apache POI"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="${version.id}-${DSTAMP}"/>
+                <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="Apache"/>
             </manifest>        
         </jar>
     </target>